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COVID-19 Update: We continue to serve you with LIVE ONLINE, ON DEMAND and limited IN PERSON classes.
New Planning Feature!
Wondering when to register? Ideally, you will want to finish your class 4-6 weeks before your due date.
We keep our class sizes small to better serve you. To help you know when to register, we will update the spaces available if 3 or fewer slots remain.
THREE New Class Offerings:
Ask the Instructor!
Meet our instructors in a live online discussion of various topics. Classes meet once a month for an hour and are free. Registration is required and participants get a $10 discount coupon for your next Lamaze Childbirth Class!
Boot Camp for New Dads
During a 3-hour workshop, "Rookie" dads-to-be talk to "Veteran" new dads (with their babies) about what the first months of fatherhood are really like.
(Yes, there's one for moms, too!)
SUPER-DUPER SIBLINGS!
Prepare your first-born for the new family member. They will learn all about babies and get a package in the mail: a baby bid to decorate and a super hero mask and cape. Now they're ready to be a super sibling!
DC Chapter of Lamaze International
Prepared Childbirth Lamaze Class
The main focus of this interactive class is to prepare you and your partner for a positive childbirth experience with practical pain management skills, focusing on breathing, relaxation, massage and comfort measures.
More about Lamaze Prepared for Childbirth classes
What You'll Learn:
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Anatomy and physiology
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Discomforts of pregnancy in the third trimester
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Danger/warning signs in the third trimester
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Signs of labor
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Stages of labor
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History of Lamaze
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Breathing
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Relaxation
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Massage and comfort techniques
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Labor partner’s role
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Routine hospital procedures
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Creating a birth plan
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Medications and epidurals
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Cesarean birth
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Pushing
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Postpartum
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Newborn appearance and procedures
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Labor rehearsal
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Birth Videos
Class Options
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Weekly series
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Weekend series (2 sessions)
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Weekend one-day Express Class (1 session)
*All Class Options Provide the Same Content*
$160 – $200 for you and one partner (Fees vary by location)
$25 for additional partner